Google search the term “sustainable fashion”. Swing over to the images section and you’ll notice something interesting. The lack of ethical and sustainable clothing options for men is pretty bleak. In fact, you’ll have to scroll for a minute or two before you even see a picture of a man in the search results at all. Slow fashion seems to be even a bit slower in the men’s department.

How to reduce plastic pollution? Try to go through your day without using plastic. It’s practically impossible. Even if you’re a zero-waster you’ll encounter it at work, at the coffeehouse, at your favorite restaurant, at your next doctor appointment, even during a swim at the beach. Our plastic world is scarier than it’s shiny, durable, convenient facade let’s on. Yet, the full impact of our dependence on plastic is about as flimsy as those grocery plastic bags.

Brightly painted orange, yellow, and school busses buzz by as the video pans to an indigenous woman surrounded by a rainbow of flowers. She lights the video with her smile. We soon realize we’re on the outskirts of market. Closer in patterned tapestries hang creating invisible walls between vendors. This is the first look at Utz Threads, a women’s weaving cooperative from Chichicastenango, a mountainous region in Guatemala. Born out of the ancestral art of weaving and the very modern need of working in a global economy, Utz Threads offers handmade products that function in a modern world with traditional techniques.

Shopping is ground zero for de-cluttering your life and reducing waste. However, it’s hard to focus on wanting less when you’re in a store stocked with multimillion-dollar marketing schemes geared at enticing you to want more. That’s where sustainable shopping comes in! This guide will help streamline your grocery shopping experience to keep your pantry looking pretty while reducing food and packaging waste.

Conscious consumers understand that we are all consumers. Yet, do not buy into our current societal model of mindless over-consumption. We live in a growing disposable culture. Natural resources, including people, are used up to produce cheaply made products that end up in the landfill where they remain way longer than they were actually used.

Forests full of trees are the lungs of the Earth. Let's help her breathe by combating deforestation. Deforestation results in environmental and ecological imbalances leading to declines in habitat and biodiversity. And, it's happening on a massive scale. Plant a tree to help the planet breathe.

I know. Living sustainably sounds like one of those complicated, change too many bad habits, uproot your life type of ideas. You’ve read about it. You know it’s a good for the environment. But, where do you start? Here’s ten everyday, easy to adopt sustainable practices. They’re so simple you’ll wonder why you aren't doing all of them already!

Purchasing from locally sourced restaurants, markets, and farms contributes to the local economy and reduces greenhouse gases emitted during transportation of food. Most of the food we eat travels over 2,000 miles to get to us.

It was a cornflower blue Tuesday. We walked up to this unassuming cafe not sure what to expect since neither of us had ever worked or volunteered at a restaurant before. We hadn't even heard of non-profit restaurants let alone sustainable ones.

Living a nomadic lifestyle usually entails some form of nomadic working. There are travelers who follow the wind to find in-season jobs. Others are considered digital nomads and can work from any nook that has wifi...